2 June - Sir Francis Bigod is executed #shorts

On this day in Tudor history, 2nd June 1537, in the reign of King Henry VIII, Sir Francis Bigod and two of his fellow rebels were executed at Tyburn.

 

Why had this reformer rebelled against the king and what had happened?

 

Find out in this #TudorHistoryShorts from historian Claire Ridgway. You can watch this as a video on Youtube here:

https://youtu.be/3-Tp8vL6MMM

 

Find out even more about Bigod in this video - https://youtu.be/rPR8AQCZA2Y